[pct-l] PCT on Backcountry Skis

[Mtnned at aol.com (Mtnned@aol.com)]

Hi, Mouse!
 
During the winter months in the High Sierra, the avalanche danger is  highest 
during and within a few days immediately after every snowstorm  where 
sufficient mass of new snow rests on a prior snow mass it can't bond  to.  Like a 
predator constantly looks for food throughout its day, so too,  the winter skier 
must constantly watch for, and in some cases listen to, the  condition and 
stability of the snow pack he/she travels on top of.  These  are skills that can 
be taught, but wisdom of experience and patience of decision  far outweigh a 
quick weekend course.
 
Yes, start there.  Get some knowledge in your head.  But get out  and apply 
it at different times and in different locations.  Your safety  lies in your 
awareness of your surroundings and what you decide to do with that  information. 
 You do want to return to enjoy another time!
 
Indeed, it'd very Rad!
 
Mtnned